Rattie building confidence in Blues’ training camp

Drafted No. 32 overall last June, 18-year-old right winger hasn’t looked out of place.

Crosby will practice at training camp

Injured center Sidney Crosby will practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins when they open training camp on Saturday. Crosby hasn’t played in the NHL since suffering a pair of concussions in January. He was forced to miss the rest of last season and the Penguins’ first-round playoff series against Tampa Bay.

Orange boxer Foster hasn’t decided on turning pro or training with Olympic boxers

share: digg facebook twitter Considering O’Shanique Foster’s success as an amateur boxer – from winning the National Police Activity Tournament in 2010 to finishing second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in August – his career path in the sport has long pointed toward joining the professional ranks. Foster finished second at the Trials on Aug. 5 after losing 17-14 to Joseph Diaz Jr. in the finals of …

Champion Olympic Swimmer Thorpe Resumes Training, Sunday Telegraph Reports

Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe returned to training and hasn’t ruled out competing at next year’s London Olympics, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing the athlete’s manager, David Flaskas. While Thorpe, 28, is training hard, he hasn’t formalized his return to competition, including submitting to drug testing, Flaskas told the newspaper.

Nutcracker marks finale of training for local dancer

By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, December 22, 2010 TAMPA — Six days a week, Caitlin Birt packs a bag of snacks and tights and pointe shoes and rides a bus 30 minutes across town. She can’t tell you much about the route. In the five months since she moved here, Birt hasn’t learned any streets. The Patel Conservatory is the only place she goes. There, in a bright studio on the third …